{"id":845,"date":"2013-09-15T22:12:26","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T03:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/?p=845"},"modified":"2013-09-15T22:12:26","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T03:12:26","slug":"exploring-barataria-preserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2013\/09\/15\/exploring-barataria-preserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Barataria Preserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine St. Charles Avenue as a ridge running through a swamp, but that\u2019s what au pairs tried to do after listening to a talk by a park ranger at the Barataria Preserve.\u00a0 During the presentation they learned about the Mississippi delta, bayous, marshes, swamps, forests, and how they were developed to allow for human habitation. They also learned about all types of wildlife that inhabit the area.<\/p>\n<p>Setting out on a trail, au pairs tried to spot alligators behind cypress knees, but mostly saw snakes, lizards, cicada, frogs, and humongous black spiders.<\/p>\n<p>Although they finished the walk hot and sweaty, they were pleased to have experienced Louisiana wetlands up close and personal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jela\/barataria-preserve.htm\">http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jela\/barataria-preserve.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-847\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria11.jpg\" alt=\"NOLBarataria1\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria11.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria11-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria4.jpg\" alt=\"NOLBarataria4\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria4.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria4-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria5.jpg\" alt=\"NOLBarataria5\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria5.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria5-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-852\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria6.jpg\" alt=\"NOLBarataria6\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria6.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria6-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-853\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria7.jpg\" alt=\"NOLBarataria7\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria7.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria7-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-854\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria8.jpg\" alt=\"NOLBarataria8\" width=\"350\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria8.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2013\/09\/NOLBarataria8-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine St. Charles Avenue as a ridge running through a swamp, but that\u2019s what au pairs tried to do after listening to a talk by a park ranger at the Barataria Preserve.\u00a0 During the presentation they learned about the Mississippi delta, bayous, marshes, swamps, forests, and how they were developed to allow  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/nol\/2013\/09\/15\/exploring-barataria-preserve\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[23,27,36,90,106,124],"class_list":["post-845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-things-we-do","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair-new-orleans","tag-au-pairs-louisiana","tag-barataria-preserve","tag-jean-lafitte-national-park","tag-live-in-childcare-new-orleans","tag-nanny-new-orleans"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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